Kohei Murakoso

Kohei Murakoso

Murakoso at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Born	August 29, 1905 Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Died	July 8, 1998 (aged 92) Asashi, Hyogo, Japan
Alma mater	Chuo University
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Event(s)	5000 m, 10000 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 m – 14:30.0 (1936) 10000 m – 30:25.0 (1936)[1]

Kohei Murakoso (村社 講平, Murakoso Kōhei, August 29, 1905 – July 8, 1998) was a Japanese runner. He competed at the 1936 Olympics in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events and finished fourth on both occasions.^[2]

Murakoso graduated from the Chuo University and then worked at Kawasaki Heavy Industries.^[3] After World War II he demobilized from the Army and worked as an athletics reporter for Mainichi Shimbun. He also helped prepare the national athletics team to the 1952 Olympics. He died of acute respiratory failure, aged 92.

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